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Mabamba Swamp

Located in the Uganda area, Mabamba Swamp is a popular birding destination. Recently, birders have spotted White-faced Whistling-Duck, Yellow-billed Duck, African Swamphen in the area.

508
All-Time Species
102
Sightings (14 days)
Central
Region
Uganda
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
May 22, 2026
2
Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
May 22, 2026
2
African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
May 22, 2026
2
Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra
May 22, 2026
2
Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
May 22, 2026
2
Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
May 22, 2026
2
African JacanaActophilornis africanus
May 22, 2026
2
Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
May 22, 2026
2
May 22, 2026
2
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
May 22, 2026
2
ShoebillBalaeniceps rex
May 22, 2026
1
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
May 22, 2026
2
Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
May 22, 2026
2
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
May 22, 2026
2
Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
May 22, 2026
2
Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
May 22, 2026
2
Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquatica
May 22, 2026
2
May 22, 2026
2
Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
May 22, 2026
2
Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
May 22, 2026
2
Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
May 22, 2026
2
Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
May 22, 2026
2
Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
May 22, 2026
1
Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
May 22, 2026
1
African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
May 22, 2026
1
African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
May 22, 2026
2
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
May 21, 2026
1
May 21, 2026
2
Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristata
May 21, 2026
1
Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum
May 21, 2026
2
Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
May 21, 2026
1
Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
May 21, 2026
2
Great EgretArdea alba
May 21, 2026
1
Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
May 21, 2026
1
Goliath HeronArdea goliath
May 21, 2026
2
Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
May 21, 2026
2
Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatus
May 21, 2026
2
African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicauda
May 21, 2026
2
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
May 21, 2026
2
Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigula
May 21, 2026
2
Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus
May 21, 2026
2
African ThrushTurdus pelios
May 21, 2026
2
White-browed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
May 21, 2026
2
Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
May 21, 2026
2
Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbus
May 21, 2026
1
White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
May 21, 2026
1
Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
May 21, 2026
2
Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
May 21, 2026
2
Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
May 21, 2026
2
Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
May 21, 2026
2
Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimus
May 21, 2026
2
Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
May 21, 2026
2
Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
May 21, 2026
2
May 21, 2026
2
Little SwiftApus affinis
May 20, 2026
5
May 20, 2026
3
African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
May 20, 2026
2
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
May 20, 2026
2
Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
May 20, 2026
5
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
May 20, 2026
19
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
May 20, 2026
10
Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
May 20, 2026
2
Gray HeronArdea cinerea
May 20, 2026
3
Black KiteMilvus migrans
May 20, 2026
1
May 20, 2026
4
Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
May 20, 2026
1
Pied CrowCorvus albus
May 20, 2026
3
Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
May 20, 2026
8
Red-throated Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne rufigula
May 20, 2026
3
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
May 20, 2026
5
Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
May 20, 2026
2
Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons
May 20, 2026
2
Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus
May 20, 2026
1
Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
May 17, 2026
2
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
May 17, 2026
75
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
May 15, 2026
67
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
May 15, 2026
2
Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
May 15, 2026
3
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
May 12, 2026
2
Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
May 12, 2026
3
Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus
May 12, 2026
5
Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
May 12, 2026
1
Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
May 12, 2026
2
Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricus
May 12, 2026
2
Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus
May 12, 2026
5
Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullarius
May 12, 2026
2
Marsh TchagraBocagia minuta
May 12, 2026
1
Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersi
May 12, 2026
2
Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis
May 12, 2026
4
Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
May 12, 2026
8
Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
May 12, 2026
2
Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
May 12, 2026
2
Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygius
May 12, 2026
1
House SparrowPasser domesticus
May 12, 2026
5
Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis
May 12, 2026
2
African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritus
May 12, 2026
2
Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
May 12, 2026
2
Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis
May 12, 2026
1
African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
May 12, 2026
1
HamerkopScopus umbretta
May 12, 2026
1
Weyns's WeaverPloceus weynsi
May 12, 2026
4
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
May 12, 2026
6

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